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Wimbledon: Pressure mounts on BBC over 'sexist' gaffe by broadcaster

By Belinda Goldsmith, Reuters

Updated:
07/07/2013 02:01:26 PM EDT

Wimbledon: Pressure mounts on BBC over 'sexist' gaffe by broadcaster

LONDON -- The BBC faced mounting pressure on Sunday to take action against one of its most high-profile sports broadcasters for criticizing the appearance of France's Marion Bartoli, who won this year's Wimbledon women's singles title. John Inverdale incensed radio listeners before Bartoli beat German Sabine Lisicki when he asked if people thought her father told her when little that she was never going to be "a looker" like Maria Sharapova so she would have to fight harder for success. ...

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